Czechoslovakia : Legal matters in Czechoslovakia (FO371-128508).

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Abingdon, England : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
  • London : Foreign Office, 1957.
Description
1 online resource : colour text file, PDF

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Subject(s)
Related name
Series
  • General Correspondence from 1906-1966 (Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political Departments) ; FO371-128508. [More in this series]
  • Cold War Eastern Europe. [More in this series]
  • FO371: Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence from 1906-1966 ; FO371-128508
Data source
  • Cold War Eastern Europe, 1947-1982
  • Cold War Eastern Europe, 1953-1960: Module 1
  • History Commons
Summary note
A file of correspondence and press reports on an amnesty declared by the incoming Czechoslovak President, Antonín Novotný. The amnesty declared an end to criminal proceedings in cases for which the penalty was less than three years' imprisonment, and a reduction by three years in the sentences of serving prisoners -- however, the amnesty contained a long list of cases to which it did not apply, which could be interpreted to cover all political crimes. The file also contains a report that 53,000 "People's Judges" were taking part in the administration of justice in Czechoslovakia in 1957.
Notes
  • File date: 1957.
  • Date document(s) were released to the public domain: 1987.
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